Judge Michael G. Eberlein, age 87, of N6062 Webers Point Court, Shawano, passed away on Sunday, April 14,2002, in Shawano.

He was born on Sept. 26,1914, in Shawano, the son of the late Judge M. G. and Lora Eberlein. He graduated from Shawano High School, Lawrence University, Appleton, in 1936, and the University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, in 1939. He practiced law with his father from 1939 to 1941, when he joined the United States Army, spending two years of his service in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge, he married Joanne Sherer Litts on Feb. 21, 1945, in Janesville.

He again practiced law with his father in Shawano and then with his brother, Frederic C. Eberlein. He served as district attorney from 1960-1961. He was appointed circuit court judge for Shawano County in 1970 and retired in 1983. He served as active reserve judge until 1998. In 1971,1973, and 1976, he was selected to attend the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev. In 1975 he was selected by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin as one of two judges to represent the state at the National Juvenile Judges’ Conference in Monterey, Calif.

Judge Eberlein was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Shawano, the Shawano American Legion Post #117, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2723, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and was past district lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the Foxfire Golf Community in Naples, Fla. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, boating, hunting and collecting stamps.

Survivors include, his wife, Joanne; two brothers, Attorney Frederic C. Eberlein (wife, Elizabeth), Shawano, and Dr. Walter R. Eberlein, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sister-in-law, Marcia Larsen (Mrs. Charles); and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at Swedberg Funeral Home, Shawano, with the Rev. Roy W Rinehard officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano, with military rites by the Shawano American Legion and VFW Posts officiating. Friends may call at Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano on Tuesday, April 16, from 4 until 7 p.m. and after 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home until the time of the services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Source: Shawano Leader, 15 April 2002. Content “extracted” by Donna Hance and posted at rootsweb.